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Why should my student go to college?

A college education is worth more today.

There’s a wider earnings gap between college-educated and less-educated Millennials
(born in 1981 or later) compared with previous generations.

College benefits go beyond earnings.

In addition to earning more, college-educated Millennials also have lower unemployment
and poverty rates than their less-educated peers. They’re also more likely to be married
and less likely to be living in their parent’s home.

College grads are more satisfied with their jobs.

College-educated Millennials are more likely to see themselves on a career path, rather
than just working at a job to get them by.

College-educated adults are more likely than others to be upper income